Many folks have been voicing their concerns about Adobe’s Flash player plugin. Without it, there would be no advertising on the Internet. We could play phenomenally fun games written in Javascript, and all our video would be delivered via HTML5. And finally, FINALLY, our whirring laptop fans would be quieted, and our computers would only [...] Keep Reading

i’m sure i’ll be one of many, many, people dismantling Steve Jobs’s recent argument against Flash line by line, but the more voices chiming in to combat Apple’s spin on the subject, the better. Jobs’s article reminded me a lot of the US political campaigns that we Canadians watch from a distance, shaking our heads [...] Keep Reading

TOJam, this city’s premiere game industry event, has come and gone. As you may well know, the jam is a weekend-long expo where game developers young and old (but mostly young), male and female (but mostly male), from all walks of life (but mostly white) descend on an ever-changing venue with one purpose and one [...] Keep Reading

IMPORTANT: What’s that ungodly sound coming through my speakers/headphones? Scroll midway down the post and find the Flash piece called Bouncing Baby Boys. Then click on the bouncing ball to stop the sound effect. Then pop back up here and keep reading. It Begins i spoke to some students the Toronto chapter IGDA meeting two [...] Keep Reading

i’m a big fan of stepping outside of your comfort zone, in much the same way that i’m a big fan of YOU punching that grizzly bear in the face so that we can enjoy some sweet, stolen salmon for dinner. That is to say, i’m excited about the possible benefits of reward for risk, [...] Keep Reading